River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-10-27
HOW TO RUN a RAILROAD.
What Disgrunt,e Editor Overhea III in a
Railway Presidents Office.

TOW ~ NUN y RAILROAD.
what a Disgrunt,e Editor Overheard In n
Railway Presidents Office.
happened in The general headquar-
ters of one Of orr prominent railroads
the other day and wandered around
for some time. Among other things
| noticed was large sign readiu
Editors don't pass here" IL brought
to mind the fierce and whitening infiu-
enees of the Interstate Commerce
law. and stopped and weps silently.
While thus giving way TO my griof
heard earnest conversation in the Office
and looked in the door. The pres-
dent of the road was conversing with
one of the superintendents.
"Let me see. said tho president;
''you took enough timber on. of the
Roaring creek bridge and thosc two
eulverls to rebuild that bridge where
the train dropped through last week?"
20. yes. and had lot left. replied
the superintendent.
just have what was left sent up 10
my house-it'll come in handy next
winter for kindling- BY the
way. you had better tighten up all the
bridges little-they were built alto
gether 10 heavy at first
I'm doing Sd don't put any
thing heavier than two-by-f1urs in any
of the new bridges. ] have new
scheme for heavy timbers on large
bridges
Whats thai?"
If take four inch boards ara nail
them together, making what APP ears
TO be timber six-by-six. or larger. ac-
cording TO the width of The boards.
Hollow-great saving of timber, you
Sect
"Y-a-e-s. that so, replied the pres
ident as he put his feet up on the
waste basket; "but inch boards. you
say. inch boards-what about half
inch?'
They would probably be better
you've managed railroads longer than
| have
"And you nail 'em together" con-
tinued the president, ms he appeared h.
be lost in thought. You know nails
are expensive.
Yes; we might glue EN- at the cor
nerS
That's more like it-Or seems TO me
if they were put up TO yether hat they
would be apt to stay-might sort of
wedge EN- a little ST the ends some
how. Mebby you better use glue. how
ever-the public likes 10 SEQ things
good and strong"
Yes; we got TO cater to the public
a little.
"Of course Don't want 'em to get
into tie habit of walking. b. the way,
they seem TO be getting struck OH iron
bridges"
"Yes. I've noticed it"
well. any thing 10 please en-"
said the obliging president. Il told
our chief engineer to bring in plan
for bridge intended especially for the
public TO stand and look ut and lose IL
self in admiration. It is to be OF heavy
sheet iron. but fear the style will be
altogether too expensive"
20. yes, it would-got to think of
something cheaper than that.
Il have little plan here of bridge
which | made myself" continued the
president as lie drew paper out of
private desk You will observe that
it is made wholly of lin. hollow tin
tubes. painted n vigorous and power
full black.
That good" said the superintend-
ent, beginning TO get enthusiastic,
'fhat's first-ratc. Sill little costly
though. tell you the ideal railroad
bridge must be made out Of paper
very cheap. and when properly paint
ed has a regular carthquake-defying
look"
YOU'RE right there. papers the
thing. and I'd have introduced bridges
of it on our limo long ago if it wasn't
for their liability to all soak up ard
collapse every time il rains"
They'd have to be vanished to pre-
vent that. and there comes the matter
of expense again.
Yes. that's tho way it goes. expense
mt every turn. | tell you. the truly
ideal way To run railroad, if il could
be arranged" continued the president,
as he Strengthened up would be TO
have the locomotive when il comes TO
river or ravine get up on its hind
wheels and jump it and jerk the train
right along. Yes. sir. aud l believe
the time is coming when they will do
it, toO-run like thunder before they
come TO place where we now have a
bridge. and when they get there they
will r ar right up and snort a couple
of times and clear the thing at one
jump. and jerk thirteen coaches behind
EN-! tell you there would be little
money for the stockholders-and presi-
dents and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with
no bridges 20 build at air.
That would be big thing, sure
enough" replied the superintendent.
THE railroad man would have little
show then.
by The way-how a.e the car stoves
about time fc, en-. you know"
They re "a bad shape-most of them
ripped ~ the back.
%. that's nothing--wire EN- mp.
wire en- up. Got to make 'em last
another winter. Aud say. you better
have a personal interview with each
county coroner where our road runs
an give en- n li;tle stock tell
when we may need to use them. And
Just give them To understand that we
III, paying the highest price for the
right kind of a verdict. We can afford
20 do il. I've discharged all the dag
men and hired sGmc cheap engineers.
Besides, all our Conduc ors are getting
pretty we'll fixed now, and we have
saved enough on bridges 10 arrange
all The coroners' iuries from here to
sundownr' Chicago Tribune.
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